Bombay Terror attack – 3 basic steps to secure the nation November 29, 2008
Posted by arunpurohit in Freedom, India, Nationalism.Tags: India, Mumbai attack, Nationalism, terrorism
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Just another blast
Some hue and some cry
The Pseuds pretend
TRPs hit the sky.
What shall we do now ?
Blame the Pakis
Hail Army, NSGs
Rename Security a Faki ( Sham)
Shall shed some tears
Forget our fears
Scoff at Checks and
Wait for another Wreck .
I am no expert on macro security aspects.There is some common sense which tells me that unless we put basic things right in this country, we are and we will remain sittng ducks to terror. They will ravish our cities and institutes mercillessly . Put in are some thoughts are 3 major affliction and their possible remedy which I believe can make a sea of difference
Disease #1. No identity for majority : Till date , a large population in India is without one singular identity proof. Its easier for terrorists to dissolve in such herds and prepare for destruction. its very difficult for those in security to ascertain true identity of a suspect. While there is so much SUCK about reservation, interlinking of river or sending Chandrayan to moon, a simple exercise of providing Electronic ID( SSN) to all citizenswill probably take half a decade. (An expense of Rs 5000crore Considering Rs 50/person for 100 crore people) . If Rs 60,000 crore can be given as loan waiver in one shot to farmers to gain vote, then probably to identify oneself in 1/10th of amount is not too much.
Cure : Identify all citizens and make it easy for those in security to recognise the infiltrators, jackals among the sheeps,beasts among beauties . Who knows how many Bangladeshis,Pakis and Arabs are living in which guile here. Even after 60 yrs of independence there are people who can live their lives without having any identification proof. We have not Make it easy to verify the credential/ crime records of individuals by simply swiping their cards. Let every one in the nation from an urchin to uber corporate have one unique ID mechanism
Disease #2. Poorest quality leaders : Just because a good amount of learned dont vote, the leaders elected are such that:
a) They wont tire of licking a lady’s feet and seek her blessings to even pee. The rewards for that are Governorship, Home ministry ,Presidency, election tickets etc.
b) Even in times of crisis they would try to get one upmanship . I came over first on site, Prime minister probably will take more time to come or may not come.
c) They are octa/nona genarians, cant walk ,stand carry their own load : They would carry the load of nation
d) Their sons, son’s son and their spouses shall inherit the nation and leadership. These Silly Stupid Scionsclaim that there are a thousand Obamas in this country. Their own claim to party tickets and post is their father. We are yet to see even one tenth of one Obama in the current crop.
e) Will defend blast convicts and call it conspiracy against Hinduism
f) Will wait till their own death to see that Afzal guru is not hanged.
g) An NCP parliamentarian rescued from Taj says – ” I enjoyed myself in the hotel room for 30 hours and prepared full program for my next election.
Such eye sores will continue to infest the firmament and lead us till we all take a pledge to vote and participate in the Nation’s governance. Its when everybody in nation decides to participate, that natural leaders like Obama come to top. Our nation still has leaders whose voice is bereft of emotion even in times of calamity or whose manhood stopped rising decades ago. A leader is some one like Ratan Tata whose words are- ” None of us are going to forget. My message is that the Govt and state authorities should also not forget. ” .
Cure : Make voting compulsary for every one. Make it easy by giving multiple options to vote- online,at work, By post etc . A leader is some will like Narendra Modi who for infrastructure demolishes all illegal tenenements whether they are temple or anything else. Who is decisive enough to give business approvals in a week. The one who deals with terrorism with Iron hand and is not appollogetic. Who is content serving his own state rather than having premature political ambitions.
Disease #3) Rendering Acts impotent : With utter disbelief and angst one can hear the PM after Mumbai blast that National Security Act will be enforced now. the question is was he thinking of its usage for wiping his and partymen’s a*** with it till now. How long shall we create TADA/ POTA /NSA /MCOCA and then castrate them ? When our behinds are on fire , we will tell we shall enforce it . The fact is 19 out of 20 most dreaded terrorist declared by Interpole are Islamic . 10 out of 10 terrorist of Mumbai attack are Islamist. There is something great in those preachings which produces such steady crop of terror messiahs .If the acts to weed out this malaise will kick Islamic terrorism in butt , it bloody well should. If these acts suck the blood of Hindu fundamentalist dry , it should.

( Cartoon courtesy Google images and samsonblinded)
Cure : Implement acts and laws to safegaurd our nation in letter and spirit. Punish those who diluted their potency. Lets not appease the muslim brothers for 5 years atleast. Let all the mandirs and madarsah of hate be razed to dust for the nation’s sake
Lets not throw our own armour to dogs and blame Pakis for a bullet in out chest when we dont ourselves go through these 3 motions right.
Good and Ugly in Pune : Two discoveries in same weekend November 10, 2008
Posted by arunpurohit in Pune, Travel.Tags: Eat outs, Forts, Music, Pune, Rock, Sinhagad, Travel
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1.Not just Jazz by by the bay : Located on the E square complex on Pune university Road, this place is a revelation. Last Saturday was a Classical Rock night. The vocalist was good playing nos from Deep purple, Scorpions, Bryan Adams etc.. The guitarist was better, the effects he had put in Smoke on water was note worthy.
It was actually the drummer who was a revelation ..he gave amazing solos and improvization on drummming techniques.
For a cover charge of 600/couple and 500/stag( redeemable against snacks and drinks) the evening out was great.Great place to take your friends out if they love Rock music.
2.Sinhagadh : A good account of historical perspective of this fort exists at :
http://sunilshinde.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/shivajis-forts-sinhagad-impossible-in-nothing
If that inspires you than you may consider the following before planning to visit this. This place is a nightmare to go during day time. The roads must be the worst for any place of historical interest. There is absolutely no maintenance of this fort. It said to have been destroyed by the Britishers The abysmal state of this once great fort shows the stinking apathy successive Maharashtra govts have shown towards tourism development or maintaining its heritage. Probably , this is the highest fort in Maharashtra you can avoid going. . The road state is horrible and and dangerous to drive. Two SUVs crossing , if not grazing each other have genuine chances of falling into the valley. The fencing is breaking at many places. The contractors who are repairing the fences with GI pipes are not even grouting the pillars. They can be uprooted at any moderate push. The collection of Rs 50/ vehicle charged at the climb to peak probably goes to fill coffers of some Govt Officer/ politician. Once on the peak you can see mushrooming dhabas inviting you for Kanda Bhaji ( Onion Pakodas) and Junka Bhakhar , pithla ( Maize bread , Gram floor viscous soup). I came back hugely disappointed with the time/fuel and money spent visiting this place
Definitely wont recommend this to any person visiting Pune unless he wants to write a thesis on – What govt apathy is doing to our forts and heritage.
On retrospect and comparing this with Great forts of Jaisalmer or Aamer , Jaipur , one erudite Maratha told me that Shivaji was not concerned with luxury or comforts ..so you wont find a palace here. Also he unlike Rajputs didnt compromise and shake hands with Mughals . His only interest was war with them so , this for has all strategic interest but no architectural value or artistic beauty..
Top 5 Indian contenders for Obama’s Team November 7, 2008
Posted by arunpurohit in Humor.Tags: Humor, Obama, Sarcasm, Wit
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5. Jyoti Basu : “Change” is the biggest thing he promised during election. Now that he has changed USA to his advantage he must consolidate and ensure thatno further change occurs which makes him loose power. There is no other better symbol of stability after Jyoti Da. He stuck to his CM sheet like he is welded to it for 22 yrs. If Obama holds on his sesat for 22 yrs what else can he ask for
4. Narendra Modi : India’s biggest face against terrorism,he can help devise tough laws against terrorism . We can have TADA( Terrorist and Disruptive Activities(Prevention) Act), POTA ( Pervention of Terrorist activities), NaPOTA( Narendra POTA) and can do fast clean up of terrorist any where ( Afghanistan, Pakistan.. )he desires.
3. Laloo Prasad : He has turned the railway’s fortunes and for the first time only in his tenure this fledgling Govt unit turned profitable. He can probably turn around US economy too.Making Kullhad ( Soil made disposable cups) will generate a lot of employment for US people who have lost jobs and will be good for environment .
2. Mamata Banerjee : She has shown great guts in driving Tata away from Bengal in name of helping local people. She can leverage this experience to drive the Japanese car makers ( Toyota, Suzuki, Honda) away .tHat will save the bankruptcy of GM and create a budging market for obsolete Chevrolets.
1. Raj Thackeray : With his rich experience in MNS he can give valuable advise to make US Nav nirman Sena. The beating of job earners, H1s , Green card holders will ensure that the immigrants will be scared away. Thus more local jobs and less immigrant population. Perfectly aligns with the Manifesto and can be a terrific Hanuman he is really so madly in love with